Boxing Day, tsunami

Boxing Day tsunami: here’s what we have learned in the 20 years since the deadliest natural disaster in modern history
On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the deadliest tsunami in human history.
'We came together': Boxing Day tsunami 20 years on
December 26 marks 20 years since a major earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people including 26 Australians.
'I survived Boxing Day tsunami and then cheated death again three times'
A woman who survived the Boxing Day tsunami, only to cheat death on three more occasions, has explained why she feels so 'incredibly lucky to have had so many near-death experiences'
'Surviving the Boxing Day tsunami changed my life'
She was on a diving holiday with her partner in the Sri Lankan coastal town of Hikkaduwa on Boxing Day 2004 when the country was devastated by a huge tsunami. Ms Mills-Porter, from Cofton Hackett, Worcestershire,
Remembering the Boxing Day tsunami
This Boxing Day marks the 20th anniversary of the catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disaste
Twenty years on from Boxing Day tsunami, survivor speaks about saving his daughters and building a life in New Zealand
Faisal Syafii lost his home, business and first wife, Siti Syamsiah, during the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years ago today.
How the Boxing Day tsunami 20 years ago changed the lives of two Cornish men
Twenty years ago, on Boxing Day, walls of water thundered into 14 countries around the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000 people. | ITV News
After the Boxing Day tsunami, we built a warning system. It may not be enough
When the earthquake struck, the world rattled; a 10-millimetre shudder on a planetary scale. Earth wobbled on its axis and its rotation quickened, shortening days by 2.68 microseconds. The North Pole jolted off kilter by the length of a paper clip.
'I lost my daughter in the Boxing Day Tsunami - I'll never stop searching for her'
In minutes, the calm of a Boxing Day morning was ripped apart, the couple and their baby daughter swept away when their house collapsed as a black wall of seawater barreled through the city of Banda Aceh in Indonesia.
Replay: The Boxing Day tsunami survivor who inspired Ronaldo
On 26 December 2004, one of the deadliest disasters in history struck when tsunami waves were triggered by a massive earthquake. A Sky News camera crew would discover an eight-year-old boy named Martunis among the devastation.
Another tsunami disaster waiting to happen 20 years after Boxing Day disaster
Twenty years after the Boxing Day tsunami decimated Banda Aceh, Indonesia’s leading tsunami scientist has warned that a similar scale disaster would again cause tens of thousands of deaths thanks to a degraded early warning system,
Boxing Day tsunami 20 years on: Veteran aid worker remembers the horror - and the human resilience
Alex Snary, a veteran aid worker, witnessed the devastation of the Boxing Day tsunami, which killed at least 250,000 people ...
‘We had the money and the will to help’: John Howard reflects on $1bn Boxing Day tsunami aid
John Howard knew he had to act quickly to help Indonesia after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami unleashed destruction and terror ...
Boxing Day tsunami and the Geelong connections: Locals reflect on the devastating event
A regular traveller to Penang, located on the northwest coast, Mr Craven’s ties to the Geelong Racing Club had linked him up ...
'I was trapped under water in horror tsunami - what saved my life shocks everyone'
Lou Harrand was on her honeymoon when the devastating 2004 Boxing Day tsunami struck and swept her away. Two decades on, she ...